Heard it yesterday, disappinted there was no somic boom 
There must be something more to it. You shouldn’t need to be in radio contact in class G even for an international flight. Was the helicopter infringing controlled airspace or RMZ?
I think the fact it was coming close to Paris triggered the response. If it had landed near Laon, nobody would have bothered to send the cavalry.
That’s why the French AIP requires to call ATC/FIS on border crossing.
But no risk is ever taken with Paris, for the sake of the career of the guy taking the decision. Paris has about 3 times more cops per resident than the average, better fire department etc….
The closer to the Elysee, the safer you are
It’s class D at Issy Les Moulineaux while load of Class G around Paris is insideLFR205 & LFR324 which require radio H24 in Class G, see ENR1.5,but it’s not RMZ though: you get non-7000 txp code from ATS or monitor 120.075
You shouldn’t need to be in radio contact in class G even for an international flight.
We did that here. Not making a radio call on a border crossing (ignoring the unusual concessions elsewhere) seems a grey area, and remaining radio silent some way into the next country is even more a grey area.
In practice nobody flies like that. If I go from EGKA to LFAT I do change directly EGKA tower to LFAT tower (unless wx is iffy in which case I call up Lille to get the ILS but that’s irrelevant) and I don’t speak to any FIS, which is probably contrary to some “CAA teaching” but it meets whatever “mandatory radio” requirements may exist.
But no risk is ever taken with Paris, for the sale of the career of the guy taking the decision
Well, yes, that was my immediate reaction
I suppose its one way of avoiding landing fees and paying overnight accomodation in Paris:)
But I’m not sure the pilot thought that one through.
They have yet to find out/publish whether or not there was a radio failure or a deliberate not talk to anyone act.
I wonder how the Mirage managed to keep up with the helo. I guess helo Vno and Mirage Vs must be pretty close.
I wonder how the Mirage managed to keep up with the helo. I guess helo Vno and Mirage Vs must be pretty close.
You should update yourself on intercepting procedures. It’s mandatory
LeSving wrote:
You should update yourself on intercepting procedures. It’s mandatory
Oh, I know them, but at least in the US the initial contact is by flying alongside.
